Superintendent:  Dr. Craig Witherspoon
Board Chair:  Mrs. Cheryl Harris
Phone:
803-231-7000
District Address:
1616 Richland Street Columbia, SC 29201
Student Enrollment: 23975

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SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	87.8	Down from 88.4

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SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English

Algebra

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District Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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SCPASS Science and Social Studies

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

End-of-Course Assessment Results in Biology and US History and the Constitution

Biology - Scoring C or Higher

US History and the Constitution - Scoring C or Higher

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Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Our District	Statewide
Overall	33.4%	35.8%
By Domains: (The cut score for "Overall" was used across all domains in order to provide comparative information. Does not necessarily reflect domain level readiness.)
Social Foundation	43.2%	45.1%
Language and Literacy	33.1%	33.9%
Mathematics	26.8%	30.8%
Physical Well-Being	47.1%	48%

First and Second Grade Students on Track for Success in ELA and Math

	Our District		Statewide
	%	N	%	N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade.	63.5%	1148	48.6%	27792
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	63.3%	1145	54.5%	31165

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SCPASS Science and Social Studies

Science

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

US History and the Constitution

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District Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	55
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	405
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	736
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	996

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2015	2016	2017	2018
District	76.3	77.6	78.9	78.1
State	80.3	82.6	84.6	81

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	1.9	Down from 2.8
Dropout Recovery Rate	8.3	Up from 5.8

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College and Career Readiness

Note: In 2020, the cohort of students measured for CCR changed from just graduates to all students in the four-year on-time graduation cohort (graduates and non graduates).

No Current Records for School(s) Available.

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Number of seniors who have completed FAFSA forms	760	Down from 834
Percent of seniors completing college applications	66.1	Down from 73.8
Percent of seniors eligible for LIFE scholarship	39.5	Up from 30.6
College Enrollment: Percentage of graduates from the prior year’s four-year graduation cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their on-time graduation year.	61.0	Down from 61.3

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	3053
CTE completers	551
Total students earning national or state credential	255
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Education & Training	0
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	0
Health Science	162
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	1
Architecture & Construction	9
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Business Management & Administration	0
Manufacturing	7
Marketing	Data N/A
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	26
Other *	30
Hospitality & Tourism	82
Human Services	8
Information Technology	4
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	0

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : English, Math, Reading, Science, Composite of all four tests

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : Writing

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

ACT^® benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject-area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. The ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc.

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Career Readiness Assessment

Percent of Students Earning Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze Ready to Work (R2W) Certificate

Percent and Number of Students Taking Career Readiness Assessment and Earning Ready to Work (R2W) Certificate

Level score requirements for each certificate level

Certificate Level	Level Score Requirements	Certificate levels correspond to the skill requirements of profiled jobs in the ACT JobPro® database
Platinum	Minimum score of 6 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for approximately 99% of profiled jobs
Gold	Minimum score of 5 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for at least 93% of profiled jobs
Silver	Minimum score of 4 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for at least 69% of profiled jobs
Bronze	Minimum score of 3 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for at least 17% of profiled jobs

*The three core Career Readiness subtests are: Applied Mathematics,Reading for Information, and Locating Information.

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	Advanced Placement (AP)	International Baccalaureate ®(IB)
Percent of Exams with Passing Scores (AP: 3 OR higher/IB: 4 or higher)	55.2%	79.7%
Number of Students Taking Exam	1085	84
Number of Exams Administered	1787	344

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	178
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	6.6%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	20.2%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	43.3	533	507	1040
Statewide	44.8	543	520	1064

The highest composite score on the SAT is 1600. For each of the two sections of the test, the highest score is 800.

Note: The new SAT data (as of 2017) cannot be compared to that of previous years because the redesigned SAT is a different assessment using a different scale.

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Additional South Carolina NAEP data are available here: Nation's Report Card

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LEVEL NAEP RESULTS

Reading Grade 4 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Black	59.9
Two or More Races	33.8
All Students	41.1
Black	25.4
Two or More Races	28.5
All Students	29.6
Black	12.7
All Students	23
Black	2
All Students	6.3
Two or More Races	8.7
Hispanic	49.1
White	27.8	32.4
Students with Disabilities	80.7
Hispanic	28.7
White	30.7	9.1
Hispanic	17.6
Students with Disabilities	11.7
English Language Learners	58.2
Hispanic	4.6
English Language Learners	27.2
Students with Disabilities	6.3
English Language Learners	12.8
Two or More Races	29
English Language Learners	1.8
Students with Disabilities	1.3
Free or reduced lunch eligible	52.4	28.5	16.1	2.9

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.6
English Language Learners	95.8

Mathematics Grade 4 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Black	40.7	45.9	12.2	1.2
Hispanic	28.7	45.5	21.9	3.8
Two or More Races	27.4
All Students	25.2	42.9	26.3	5.6
White	13.9	40.7	36.7	8.7
English Language Learners	35	45.5	17.9	1.6
Free or reduced lunch eligible	32.7	45.7	19	2.7
Two or More Races	41.2	27.2	4.1
Students with Disabilities	68.5	23.9	6.1	1.5

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
English Language Learners	94.1
Students with Disabilities	92.7

Reading Grade 8 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Two or More Races	44.3	31.9	2.6
Students with Disabilities	82.1	16	1.9	0
English Language Learners	39.2	41.6	18.4
Black	47.6	40.8
English Language Learners	0.8
Black	11.1	0
Hispanic	33.6
Free or reduced lunch eligible	38.8
Hispanic	39.2	24.5
Free or reduced lunch eligible	41.9
Hispanic	2.7
Two or More Races	21.2
Free or reduced lunch eligible	18.2
All Students	29.4	40.6
Free or reduced lunch eligible	1.1
All Students	27.1	2.9
White	17.8	40.7	37.2	4.3

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	86.9
English Language Learners	93.1

Mathematics Grade 8 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Two or More Races	44.4	22.4	4.1
Students with Disabilities	81.6	15.8	2.4	0
English Language Learners	39.8	41.3	15.8	3.1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	32.7	45.7	19	2.7
Black	62.6	29.3	7.3	0.7
Hispanic	36.2	45	16	2.8
Two or More Races	29.1
All Students	37.5	36.2	20.5	5.8
White	22.4	39.3	29.5	8.8

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	91.4
English Language Learners	94.2

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Federal law requires that each state report card include long-term goals and measurements of interim progress for all students and defined subgroups of students. This section reports the long-term goals and performance of all students statewide. Information on subgroup performance may be found in the "Download Data" section on the main page.

	Baseline	Targets			Current Year
State Goals	2017	2020	2026	2035	2018
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students	74.2%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	72.4%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students	75.8%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	74.5%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students	43.2%	47.7%	56.6%	70.0%	46%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students	46.0%	50.0%	58.0%	70.0%	50%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students)	82.6%	83.8%	86.3%	90.0%	81%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target	31.0%	37.4%	50.2%	70.0%	48.6%

*On-time graduation means graduation within four years of the initial enrollment in High School.

State Goals Defined As:

90% of Students at Level 2 or higher on following state assessments

70% of Students at Level 3 or higher on following state assessments

Level	Elementary/Middle Schools English language arts (ELA) and Math Based on SC READY Results	High School End-of-Course Assessment in English language arts (English 1) and Math (Algbra 1)	SC ALT*
	Does Not Meet Expectations	F	Emerging
2	Approaches Expectations	D	Foundational
3	Meets Expectations	C	Increasing
	Exceeds Expectations	B	Applied
		A

*SC ALT - is an alternate assessment that is developed to meet the needs of students with significant disabilities who cannot particiapte in the regular assessment even with appropriate accommodations.

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Domains of School Engagement

Participation Rate

(Note: if fewer than 80% of the students participated in the survey, the "Total Percent Committed" was lowered prior to calculating a rating. For more information about the methodology, please see the EOC Accountability Manual.)

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	20.2	N/A
Percent of students retained	1.5	Down from 2.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	4	Up from 3
Chronic Absenteeism Rate	20.8	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	1916.0	Down from 1938.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	66.8	Up from 66.2
Teacher attendance rate	93.6	Down from 94.1
Average teacher salary	$51,985	Down from $52,090
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	72.1	Up from 66.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	86.9	N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	86.1	Up from 85.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	N/AV	N/A
Prime instructional time	87.8	Down from 88.4
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	20.9 to 1	Up from 19.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	0.0	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	0	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	38.5	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	5	N/A

ESSA regulations require states to post on their report cards information about teachers with emergency or provisional credentials. South Carolina does not award emergency or provisional credentials, thus that metric is not listed.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	81.1	1548
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	66.2	1548
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	89.6	1461
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	85	1461

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2017-2018 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	1	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	0	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	0	0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	13	13
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	1	1
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	109	109
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	527	527
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	10	10
Other criminal offenses	0	0

NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

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District level Financial Information

	Our District	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$51,985	Down from $52,090
Percent of expenditures for instruction	53.2	Down from 53.3
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	49.1	Up from 46.0
Average administrator salary	$92,797	Up from $88,110
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	75.5	Up from 74.4